Education as an important topic for future church work has focussed attention on the parish as a place of learning. This textbook details the current state of specialist research and career theory on teaching in the parish. The four thematic aspects – parish, education, living environments and career theory – are viewed from three perspectives: historical; with respect to the crucial questions of the modern world; as well as existing areas of conflict. The similar arrangement of the chapters, which include detailed exercises, ensure that the textbook is ideally suited for teaching and studying, as well as for advanced training and continuing education.

Peter Bubmann, Universität Erlangen; Götz Doyé und Hildrun Keßler, Evangelische Hochschule Berlin; Dirk Oesselmann, Evangelische Hochschule Freiburg; Nicole Piroth, Hochschule Hannover; Martin Steinhäuser, Evangelische Hochschule Moritzburg.